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i-net Crystal-Clear 8.0 available

This major version features an entirely new and improved chart rendering with new chart types, as well as a Configuration Manager which greatly eases configuration of i-net Crystal-Clear.

Improved Configuration

Release 8.0 features a new configuration manager which greatly eases configuration of i-net Crystal-Clear.

In previous versions, the file “crystalclear.properties” was the storage location for the properties of i-net Crystal-Clear. Since version 8.0,
i-net Crystal-Clear no longer uses a crystalclear.properties file but rather stores one or more configurations in the Preferences of the system on which it runs.

Improved Configuration of Database Connections

The restructuring of the Data Source management, which had started in version 7 , has been completed in version 8.0 - it is now easier than ever to configure data sources for your reports, and to manage these configurations.

This way, it is not necessary to configure the same database connection each time you create a report. Just select the data source at design time with the Connection Manager.

Improved Chart API / Chart Properties Dialog

Version 8.0 of i-net Crystal-Clear supports entirely new Charts, with a new API (Chart2) and with many new features and an improved look. The old Chart API has been deprecated.

i-net DesignerXML version 8.0 contains a new implementation of the “Chart Properties” dialog.

On the right side of the dialog it is possible to display a preview of the chart using default data.

The new chart types “Continuous Bar”, “Continuous Line” and “Continuous Area” were added, supporting a group axis that is continuous and arranged numerically or by date.